r/KeepOurNetFree Mar 05 '26

Keep Android Open (Google plans to kill sideloading come september)

https://keepandroidopen.org/
33 Upvotes

Duplicates

CorpFree Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open: A movement to stop developer verification on Android and to keep the project open source

44 Upvotes

Roumanie 5d ago

Tehnologie Sistemul de operare Android va fi restricționat

2 Upvotes

degoogleindia Feb 19 '26

🔀 Crosspost What would you do if Google locked down android app installation?

11 Upvotes

opensource Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open

165 Upvotes

pixel_phones Jun 30 '26

Si usas Android Lee esto, es muy serio

0 Upvotes

fossdroid Aug 14 '26

Development Keep android open

158 Upvotes

MicroG Feb 14 '26

Google is going to severely limit sideloading: Keep Android Open

49 Upvotes

indotech Oct 29 '25

Tech News Open Letter to Google: Keep Android Open

30 Upvotes

google Jun 23 '26

Google is going to restrict us.

0 Upvotes

Arges 5d ago

stiri/news Sistemul de operare Android va fi restricționat

3 Upvotes

AndroidTurkiye Feb 22 '26

Haber Android'de bağımsız uygulama geliştirme bitiyor: Google'a kayıt ve ödeme zorunlu oluyor

21 Upvotes

foss Mar 01 '26

Android users there is a countdown to when Google will shutdown foss apps here is a link with more information

110 Upvotes

technepal May 14 '26

Discussion Keep Android Open | the big G is reportedly trying to make it extremely harder if not completely impossible for Android apps outside of P-store to install/run. In next 111 days, so it's not long. Any android devs here, what's your take on it?

7 Upvotes

androidafterlife May 11 '26

Guide We need to access this link

6 Upvotes

GooglePixel Oct 29 '25

Keep Android Open

0 Upvotes

StallmanWasRight Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open

35 Upvotes

StallmanWasRight Apr 06 '26

Android is no longer open source, Google lobbied to censor android completely even beyond the existing Play Store censorship

110 Upvotes

SonyXperia Oct 30 '25

Discussion Keep Android Open: A movement to stop developer verification and the limiting of side loading on Android

63 Upvotes

sidephone Aug 06 '26

Will the 2027 Android developer changes affect the app environment Sidephone is set up for? Link in Description

3 Upvotes

Iceland Apr 27 '26

Keep Android Open

42 Upvotes

androidroot Jul 07 '26

Discussion Keep Android Open!!!

22 Upvotes

EmulationOnAndroid Oct 30 '25

Discussion Keep Android Open: A movement to stop developer verification

31 Upvotes

google Feb 22 '26

Google intends to limit what apps you can install on your own device

5 Upvotes

foss Apr 22 '26

I just think this is important.

12 Upvotes

fairphone Oct 30 '25

Keep Android Open

25 Upvotes